murmurHadano Tabako Matsuri (Tobacco Festival)
Hadano City · Around Hadano City Hall (main venue: Honcho Elementary School grounds)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Hadano Tabako Matsuri Executive Committee · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sep 26–27, 2026 （Ended） Fireworks on September 27
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late September
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held over a September weekend; dates are announced each year by Hadano City
- Venue
- Around Hadano City Hall (main venue: Honcho Elementary School grounds)
- City
- Hadano City, Kanagawa
About
Hadano's largest event keeps alive the memory of the tobacco-leaf farming that once supported the city. For 2 days on a September weekend, the streets around City Hall, about 10 minutes on foot from Hadano Station's north exit, fill with festivities centered on traditions involving fire. The signature contest is the Jumbo Fire-Starting Tug-of-War, where teams heave on ropes to spark a large flame. Dancers in matching outfits move through town in the Tabako Ondo Parade, illuminated floats join an evening parade of light, and the Mahoroba Show stage offers singing, live music and dance. Fireworks close the festival. Its slogan translates roughly as 'flames dance, light plays music.'
Sources
- OfficialHadano Tabako Matsuri Executive Committee www.kankou-hadano.org
- OfficialKanagawa Tourism Association www.kanagawa-kankou.or.jp
- Reference秦野たばこ祭／秦野市公式ホームページ www.city.hadano.kanagawa.jp
Last checked: Oct 11, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
murmur is an app that shows short, anonymous posts on a map, right where they were written. On festival day, open the map around the venue and see what people nearby are saying.